The Johari Window was invented by Joseph Luft and Harrington Ingham in the 1950s as a model for mapping personality awareness. By describing yourself from a fixed list of adjectives, then asking your friends and colleagues to describe you from the same list, a grid of overlap and difference can be built up.
You can get your own Johari Window, or contribute to Mavarin's.
| Known to Self |
Not Known to Self | |
| Known to Others | Arenaintelligentkind knowledgeable logical reflective self-conscious | Blind Spotableaccepting adaptable calm caring cheerful complex confident dependable dignified energetic extroverted friendly giving happy helpful idealistic independent ingenious loving mature observant organised patient relaxed religious searching self-assertive sensible sentimental shy silly trustworthy wise |
| Not Known to Others | Façade | Unknownbold brave clever introverted modest nervous powerful proud quiet responsive spontaneous sympathetic tense warm witty |
(Hover over a word to see how many people chose it.) | ||
able (7%) accepting (14%) adaptable (21%) bold (0%) brave (0%) calm (7%) caring (7%) cheerful (7%) clever (0%) complex (28%) confident (21%) dependable (21%) dignified (14%) energetic (7%) extroverted (7%) friendly (28%) giving (7%) happy (14%) helpful (21%) idealistic (14%) independent (14%) ingenious (21%) intelligent (50%) introverted (0%) kind (14%) knowledgeable (7%) logical (7%) loving (7%) mature (7%) modest (0%) nervous (0%) observant (21%) organised (21%) patient (7%) powerful (0%) proud (0%) quiet (0%) reflective (28%) relaxed (7%) religious (14%) responsive (0%) searching (7%) self-assertive (7%) self-conscious (14%) sensible (14%) sentimental (14%) shy (7%) silly (7%) spontaneous (0%) sympathetic (0%) tense (0%) trustworthy (28%) warm (0%) wise (7%) witty (0%)
Daephene thinks: helpful, reflective, intelligent, silly, self-conscious, kind.
globetrotter thinks: accepting, ingenious, intelligent, sensible, adaptable, complex.
Linda thinks: intelligent, adaptable, idealistic, giving, searching, trustworthy.
barbara thinks: independent, helpful, friendly, happy, intelligent, trustworthy.
Sarah thinks: wise, loving, intelligent, observant, reflective, complex.
Becky thinks: complex, dependable, shy, self-conscious, religious, reflective.
plittle thinks: intelligent, sentimental, friendly, logical, trustworthy, kind.
natalie thinks: ingenious, reflective, helpful, energetic, adaptable, observant.
Carly thinks: knowledgeable, mature, complex, religious, dignified, accepting.
nikki thinks: able, dependable, happy, dignified, organised.
karla thinks: extroverted, friendly, confident, trustworthy, caring, dependable.
NELA thinks: confident, friendly, sentimental, cheerful, organised, sensible.
innes bronner thinks: calm, idealistic, observant, intelligent, patient, relaxed.
Zaggitarius thinks: confident, independent, organised, ingenious, self-assertive.
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